
Lockups and BSOD's
#46
Posted 11 December 2010 - 04:21 PM

#47
Posted 11 December 2010 - 04:35 PM

#48
Posted 11 December 2010 - 04:45 PM

Comp is knackered now, lol. >.<
Thanks for quick replies again btw.
#49
Posted 11 December 2010 - 05:14 PM

The purchase of new recovery disk would be the best bet and like I said the manufacturer may not charge you for them.
This would eliminate the bad media possibility.
If it still does it then the issue goes back to hardware and most likely a hard drive or memory causing the issue.
#50
Posted 12 December 2010 - 07:25 AM

I will give the warranty people a call tomorrow. Until then, do you have any other ideas?
Thanks.
#51
Posted 12 December 2010 - 08:00 AM

Go Start and then to Run ("Start Search" in Vista),
Type in: sfc /scannow
Click OK (Enter in Vista).
Have Windows CD/DVD handy.
If System File Checker (sfc) finds any errors, it may ask you for the CD/DVD.
If sfc does not find any errors in Windows XP, it will simply quit, without any message.
In Vista you will receive the following message: "Windows resource protection did not find any integrity violations".
For Vista users ONLY: Navigate to C:\Windows\Logs\CBS folder. You'll see CBS.log file.
Usually, it's pretty big file, so upload it to Flyupload, and post download link.
If you don't have Windows CD....
This applies mostly to Windows XP, since Vista rarely requires use of its DVD while running "sfc"
Note This method will not necessarily work as well, as when using Windows CD, because not always ALL system files are backed up on your hard drive. Also, backed up files may be corrupted as well.
Go Start and then Run
type in regedit and click OK
Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
You will see various entries Values on the right hand side.
The one we want is called: SourcePath
It probably has an entry pointing to your CD-ROM drive, usually D and that is why it is asking for the XP CD.
All we need to do is change it to: C:
Now, double click the SourcePatch setting and a new box will pop up.
Change the drive letter from your CD drive to your root drive, usually C:
Close Registry Editor.
Now restart your computer and try sfc /scannow again!
Thanks to Broni for the instructions
#52
Posted 12 December 2010 - 08:05 AM

Good thing I backed up really.
Edited by greenman19, 12 December 2010 - 08:06 AM.
#53
Posted 12 December 2010 - 08:23 AM

- Corrupt Media
- Faulty optical drive
- Faulty Recovery Partition
- Faulty Memory
- Failing Hard Drive
#54
Posted 12 December 2010 - 08:32 AM

SFC closed after a while on it's own.
In regards to the sourcepath regedit thing, should I point it to D which is the windows recovery partition? My Computer shows C:/ (My drive which is now empty, hurray!(maybe) and D:/ (Recovery))
#55
Posted 12 December 2010 - 08:47 AM

Can't hurt anything and if need be it can be changed.In regards to the sourcepath regedit thing, should I point it to D which is the windows recovery partition?
C drive can't be empty if windows is installed on it.My Computer shows C:/ (My drive which is now empty, hurray!(maybe) and D:/ (Recovery))

Is there any improvement with windows now the SFC has been run?
#56
Posted 12 December 2010 - 10:04 AM

#57
Posted 12 December 2010 - 11:22 AM

Is there any improvement with windows now the SFC has been run?
#58
Posted 12 December 2010 - 11:23 AM

#59
Posted 12 December 2010 - 11:37 AM

#60
Posted 12 December 2010 - 11:45 AM

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